Peter Griffin is an
overweight Irish Catholic, blue collar worker with a prominent Rhode Island and
Eastern Massachusetts accent. He's the husband of Lois and the father of
Meg, Chris and Stewie. He is the son of Thelma Griffin and Mickey McFinnigan, and
is the step-son of Francis Griffin. Peter and the rest of the Griffins live in
the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island which is modeled after Cranston,
Rhode Island. Peter primarily worked as a safety inspector at the
Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Factory, until his boss Jonathan Weed choked to death on a
dinner roll; he then became a fisherman on his own boat, known as the
"S.S. More Powerful than Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, and The Incredible
Hulk Put Together", with the help of two Portuguese immigrants, Santos and
Pasqual, until his boat was destroyed. He now works in the shipping
department of the Pawtucket Patriot brewery. Peter is also shown in
various jobs for single episodes and cutaway gags. In a running gag, storylines
are randomly interrupted by extremely long, unexpected fights between Peter and
Ernie the Giant Chicken, an anthropomorphic chicken who serves as a rival to
Peter. These battles parody the action film genre, with explosions,
high-speed chases and immense devastation to the town of Quahog. -Wikipedia